Recent content by k rock

Sorry in advance if this is repeatedly asked... But, I have a vial of white labs S.F.lager yeast.(my first time w/liquid) I'm doing a cali. common. So my question is, should I still do a starter, or just pitch away like it says on the bottle? Thanks.

I was waiting for one of the old sages to reply, but since no one else has... if your recipe doesn't specify, I'd go with the main boil. But, you can pretty much add it at any point up until you bottle. Just make sure & boil it in a little water to dissolve it. (& sanitize) if added during the...

I live in michigan, & would love to get into growing my own. Sorry for the dumb questions, but I don't even know the basics...Can you start them from seed? (& if so who carries them) or do you have to locate "rihzones" are they called? all the infos' probably right under my nose, on this site...

For what it's worth, I use a soup chiller. A long, squared, clear plastic container filled w/ water & frozen. The local health inspector suggested it. Before that I used (if your looking for cost effective) a frozen 2 liter, or gal. milk container w/ a string tied to the neck or handle. I do...

Hi, I cant type and just spent 40 min on a greeting intro, after registering. then I got dropped b4 I could send it cos' I guess I took to long. after I re logged in I lost my message I guess I should forget the forums & go to the library, huh?